Ready to test your knowledge of 1970s television? This week’s quiz features our fun “Remember, Remember” theme, plus our usual mix of nostalgic TV trivia!
Exciting News! We’re planning a very special listener-contributed quiz for Christmas! If you have a great 70s TV trivia question (and answer!) that you’d like to contribute, please email it to us at quiz@my70stvchildhood.com by Sunday, 30th November.
Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite beverage, and see how many you can get right!
Round One: Remember, Remember
This episode is due to be released just after Bonfire Night in the UK, so we begin with a round about some of the horrific public information films we were subjected to as children.
- One of the most memorable public information films featured a girl getting ready to go out, but her boyfriend throws a banger down the street which explodes in her face. A youth shouts out her name as the boyfriend looks shocked. What was her name?
- In which series of public information films did Willy Weasel appear, often getting knocked down by a car?
- What were the names of the couple who featured in a range of animated public information films which covered subjects including dialling the coastguard, following the country code and, in their final appearance, being killed in a car crash due to having worn tyres?
- In the 1974 public information film “The Fatal Floor” what was the activity featured which was said to be the equivalent of “setting a mantrap?”
- “Lonely Water” or “Dark Water” as it is sometimes known is one of the finest and most disturbing public information films. Who was the narrator of the film?
Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge
Questions related to topics and personalities we’ve featured in previous episodes of the My 70’s TV Childhood podcast.
- In our episode “God Save the Queen” released in April 2021, we looked back at the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. What year did the late Queen celebrate her Silver Jubilee?
- A month earlier in March 2021 we looked back at “Animal Magic.” At which zoo did presenter Jonny Morris film lots of animal clips with him playing the part of a zookeeper?
- In June we looked back at “Opportunity Knocks!” Who was the host of the show (and I mean that most sincerely folks!)?
- What were the names of the characters played by Cheryl Burfield and Spencer Banks in the ITV show “Timeslip” which we featured in October 2024?
- “The Generation Game” featured in January this year. Who took over hosting the show from Bruce Forsyth in 1978?
Round Three: Name That Tune (1978)
Our specially constructed Wheel of Fate has landed on 1978! This round features five theme tunes from TV shows first broadcast on UK television that year.
Listen to the podcast episode to hear the music and test your knowledge!
Round Four: TV Times
Anything goes in this round, questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era.
- What was the name of the fictional seaside resort where “Dad’s Army” was set?
- Still on a military theme, “Sailor” was a 1976 ground breaking documentary featuring life on a British aircraft carrier and a theme tune by Rod Stewart. Which ship was featured?
- “Whoops Baghdad” was a sequel to which BBC sitcom?
- Which famous advert directed by Ridley Scott was filmed on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset in 1973?
- In the original “Scooby Doo” cartoons, who owned their van, The Mystery Machine?
Bonus Question
On 6th April 1970, the holder of the ITV Welsh and West Country franchises became officially known as HTV. What had it been called up to that point?
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Oliver
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